Circus Baobab
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- Documentary
Overview
French filmmaker Laurent Chevallier always wanted to make a documentary on an African circus, but there were no native circuses on the continent. So Chevallier decided to help found a circus in Guinea. 36 young people were chosen from the city of Conakry to participate in what would become Circus Baobab. A group of French circus artists were imported to train the participants for 2 years in acrobatics and trapeze. Then the group took their show on the road. This film is Chevallier's account of the troupe's inaugural tour in Guinea, from March 1 - April 11, 2000.
Keywords
- africa
- circus
- guinea-conakry
- circus baobab
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 28, 2001
- Original language
- French
- Spoken languages
- French, Wolof
- Director
- Laurent Chevallier
- Cinematography
- Amar Arhab
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt0272048